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B second C third D fourth 6 The highest peak in Canada is ____, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada. A Mount Lawrence B Mount Superior C Mount Logan D Mount Huron 7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____ A America and Mexico B America and Canada C America and Cuba D America and Brazil 8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest____city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”. A Spanishspeaking B Portuguesespeaking C Germanspeaking D Frenchspeaking 9 ____, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as IceFree Harbor. A Montreal B Quebec C Toronto D Vancouver 10 Canada is the world’s ____country in terms of land area. A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest2011英語專八考試人文知識全真模擬題(6) 1. ____is the core of the English Government. A the Sovereign B the House of Lords C the House of Commons D the Cabinet 2. Melbourne is located ____ A in Canada B in New Zealand C in Ireland D in Australia 3. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973. A The Watergate Scandal B The IranGate Scandal C The UnAmerican Activities Committee D The New Right 4. The young people in the postWWI era are referred to as “_____” A the Boom Generation B the Lost Generation C the Yuppies D the Cowboys 5. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry. A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Edgar Allan Poe 6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens? A David Copperfield B The Pickwick Papers C Oliver Twist D Women in Love 7. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both. A nonfictional B fictional C gothic D poetic 8. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker’s intention. A illocutionary B locutionary C perlocutionary D prelocutionary distinguishes the linguistic petence of the speaker as ____ A parole B language C system D langue 10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are ____ A homophones B homographs C plete homonyms D allophones 答案及解析 DDABA DBADB 英國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)(16421646) August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The king’s men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads. ,第一次內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā),支持國王者被成為“騎士派”,支持議會者被成為“圓顱派”。 4 C, 梭羅崇尚自然生活簡單,與世無爭,不入塵囂。英國的煤產(chǎn)量在一戰(zhàn)前達到頂點,如今的英國的煤礦業(yè)衰退,從而導致礦工的數(shù)量、煤礦的總產(chǎn)量大大下降。后任地中海艦隊司令,在特法爾加角海戰(zhàn)中大敗西班牙聯(lián)合艦隊,本人受重傷陣亡,號稱 Viscount Nelson。 7 A, 被稱為“美國精神獨立宣言”的是愛默生的《美國學者》?! ?黑色幽默是二十世紀六十年代盛行的小說類型,用幽默的手法來揭示可悲的現(xiàn)實?! ?瓦爾登湖是梭羅最杰出的超驗主義作品。 “Shall I pare thee to a summer’s day”源自莎士比亞著名的第十八首詩?! ?《高文爵士和綠衣》以亞瑟王和他的騎士為題材,歌頌勇敢、忠貞、美德,是中古英語傳奇文學最優(yōu)秀的作品之一。民謠中的羅賓漢是一個仗義疏財,劫富濟貧的綠林好漢。同時他生性幽默,喜劇情節(jié)和笑料通過他的所言所行妙趣橫生?! ?湯姆叔叔家的小屋是美國文學史上第一部揭示黑人被虐待,宣揚反奴隸制度的小說,激發(fā)了社會各界人士的感情,是一部社會性質(zhì)很強的小說?! ? D, 《論市民之不服從》是梭羅的作品?! ? A, 《阿,船長啊,我的船長!》是惠特曼為紀念林肯總統(tǒng)而作的?! ? B, 在英國,在下議院中贏得第二席位的政黨為反對黨,它也有它自己的領(lǐng)導和影子內(nèi)閣(shadow cabinet)。后來形成了工會制度?! ? C, 內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前是浪漫主義?! 。挥诎泊舐允|南部與魁北克省交界處,是加拿大的經(jīng)濟政治中心,同時也是加拿大的文化中心。它還是一個天然良港,動機不結(jié)冰。在一定程度上講,她的計劃是成功的?! ?0 C, 英國奉行的是兩黨制?! ? B, 據(jù)說Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建時候的建造者 Benjamin Hall?! ? A, 工業(yè)革命最早從英國開始?! ?加拿大最高峰為洛根峰,海拔6050米?! ?0 A, 惠特曼的詩自由、清新、瑯瑯上口、易于理解,但并不是按照嚴格的格律來寫?! ? A, The Spy 不屬于《皮靴子》系列。 8 A, 英國煤礦業(yè)被稱為生病工業(yè)?! ? C, 撒切爾夫人,丘吉爾和梅杰都曾經(jīng)做過英國首相;而納爾遜(17581805),英國海軍統(tǒng)帥,因作戰(zhàn)負傷,右眼失明,失去右臂?! ? A, 超驗主義認為人類精神的最高力量存在于人的直覺中。他的代表作《草葉集》標志著真正意義上美國詩歌的誕生?! ?AngloSaxons所說的語言被稱為古英語,AngloSaxons是在五世紀中侵入英國領(lǐng)土的,直到1066年諾曼公爵政府英格蘭,建立諾曼底王朝,才代替了AngloSaxons。Spencer在《仙后》一詩中創(chuàng)造了著名的“斯賓塞詩體”,其影響深遠。 2011英語專八考試人文知識全真模擬題(1) national epic of the AngloSaxons is ____. A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and th